[Alberta's Child]

I don’t have a problem with it at all. My point is that the team is now a mere shadow of its former self since the sons have taken it over. It’s no longer a football team — it’s just one small piece in an entertainment giant that has as its centerpiece a $1.6 billion stadium in the Meadowlands that I will probably never see from the inside.

[thefactor]

All sport is entertainment. We, as fans, are too emotionally involved to see that. If you owned a company, wouldn’t you want to maximize your revenue?

[Clemenza]

The younger Maras have indeed tried to build the NYG brand a la the Dallas Cowboys, but I don't think they have made too many mistakes in terms of the operational (read: ballplaying) franchise itself so far. Like it or not, Big Blue is the Tri-State's primary representative to our REAL national pastime.

Wish that so much weren't dependent on whether or not Eli wakes up in a bad mood Sunday morning, however.

Getting back to LT: From those I've known who've worked with him (for promotions/ads) in the past, he is a genial, approachable, and charming man. Such are also the primary characteristics of predators. I think in this case he was on a power trip with the young lady, and got carried away. Rape is still rape, however, and we shall see what the investigation reveals.